The Thies surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,240 people carried this name — #7,807 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 69,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,174 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Thies.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
42 people named Thies live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
31 people named Thies have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 53 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 24 people named Thies live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Thies in American newspapers,
1918–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,309,497 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Thies,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ernst Thies 1824– · stage actor
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Johann Thies 1898–1969 · politician
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Johann Thies 1898–1968 · politician
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Heinrich Arnold Thies 1919–1993 · physician
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Paula Nieuwenhuis-Thies 1920–2000 · painter
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Jake Thies 1926–2013 · baseball player
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Thies.
- Thieme 1,866 · U.S. census
- Thien 719 · U.S. census
- Thier 629 · U.S. census
- Thierry 1,506 · U.S. census
- Thiers 238 · U.S. census
- Thiery 441 · U.S. census
- Thiesse 333 · U.S. census
- Thill 3,055 · U.S. census
- Thillet 213 · U.S. census
- Thinnes 471 · U.S. census
- Thirion 302 · U.S. census
- Thiry 1,140 · U.S. census
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